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Animated toy utilizing artificial intelligence and fingerprint verification

  • US 7,020,310 B2
  • Filed: 09/01/2004
  • Issued: 03/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An anthropomorphic or zoomorphic child'"'"'s play toy providing interactive entertainment with multiple human users comprising:

  • an acquisition device adapted to acquire a representation of a fingerprint of one of said human users, and said acquisition device being adapted to produce a signal relative to the acquired representation; and

    a processor associated with said acquisition device in a manner to receive the produced signal from said acquisition device, said processor being adapted to compare the produced signal relative to data stored in memory and to provide an output signal indicative of recognition;

    said processor being configured to collect and store information pertaining to each of said multiple human users on an ongoing basis to cause said toy to provide individualized entertaining interaction, including animated movements of the toy, with each of said multiple human users on an individualized basis;

    wherein the anthropomorphic or zoomorphic child'"'"'s play toy provides said individualized entertaining interaction in response to said output signal indicative of recognition.

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